Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 29, 1908, Page 3

By C. E. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - NEWS OF THE WEEK IN EPITOME Important Events at Home and on Foreign Shores Briefly Told. At the Capital. According to advices received by the war department in Washington cholera has been stamped out in the Philippines. The trademarks and patents treaty between Japan and the United States and Japan and Great Britain are al- most completed. The summer holi- days of a number of officials have been delayed in order to secure rati- fication before the vacations. If the consumption of anthracite coal continues at the same rate at which it has been going on for the last several years it is estimated that the supply will be entirely exhausted in the year 2055, says Edward V. Par- ker of the United States geological survey. China is to hye an arbitration treaty with the United States. The preliminary negotiations are now in s, and as soon as the terms are eed upon the convention will be signed by Minister Wu and the state department officials at Wash- ington. Immigration to the United States from all countries, particularly Rus- sia and Japan, showed a marked fall- ing off for the monta of June as com- pared with the same month of 1907, according to figures made public by the bureau of immigration and natu- ation. The total immigration ag- ed 31,497, compared with 154,- in 1907, a decrease of 79 per cent. prog . Personal. John H: Pierce of Kewanee, IIL, died in Chicago following an opera- tion two weeks ago. For a quarter of a century he had been prominent in the iron and steel trade. Mrs. John B, Stetson, widow of the late millionaire hat manufacturer of Philadelphia, is engaged to be mar- ried to Count Santa Eulalia, Portu- guese consul at Chicago. J. A. Sommer, forty-two years old, a veteran major league baseball catcher, died of paresis at his home in Cleveland. Sommer once caught for Amos Rusie. He played with In- dianapolis, Chicago and Boston. Judge Alfred M. Craig, more than seventy-five years old, and one of the wealthiest citizens of Galesburg, II., has been joined in marriage to Miss Mary Davis, who is thirty years his junior. The bridegroom served as judge of the supreme court of Illinois for three years. Casualties. Two men were killed and a third seriously hurt by a premature explo- sion in the Red Dog mine at Webb Cc Mo. William Pohlman, a somnambulist, cut his throat in his sleep at St. Louis, and only prompt work by physicians saved his life. During a fire in the Kline building at Altoona, Pa., three persons were electrocuted by live wires which dropped in the street. As a result of eating matches, Ag- nes Boswell, the seventeen-months- old daughter of Edward Boswell, a St. Louis horse buyer, died. Five men were burned, two perhaps fatally, by an overflow of molten met- al from a furnace in the plant of the Wisconsin steel mills in South Chi- cago, Gladys, the fifteen-year-old daughter of Ed Woodle of Lehigh, Iowa, was killed by the breaking of a whif- fietree, which struck her in the pit of the stomach, Abraham Salerovitch, a fifteen-year- old telegraph messenger boy, was crushed to death by a passenger ele- vator in the First National bank build- ing in Chicago. Louis Schultz, nineteen years old, was seized with cramps while bathing in the Peshtigo river, near Menominee, Mich., and drowned in spite of heroic efforts made by his brother. Silas W. Corey, Jr., sixty years old, died suddenly at Fort Dodge, Iowa, from ptomaine poisoning. He ate salad dressing at a picnic Saturday and had been ill ever since. Several men on the naval training Cleveland were badly scaldeq by the bursting of a Charles Taylor, assist- steamer Hawk at steam pipe. ant engineer, probably will die.as a result of his injuries, The year-old son of M. E. Dakins of Marshalltown, Iowa, drank a quantity of the water in which a patent fly killer was soaking, and it was only through the most strenuous efforts of the physician and family that the child was saved. Fire at Fort William, Ont., com- pletely destroyed the new block of the John King company and took with it five dwelling houses, the warehouses of the company and stores of Kirkup & Wilkie and R. Strachan. The loss is $200,000. . High water in the Volga river caus- ed a fire that destroyed about $10,000 worth of property at Elkader, Iowa. The blaze originated in the basement of a hardware store where lime was stored and which was inundated. The Catholic church and the hardware stock were destroyed. Herald-Review. MINNESOTA, AMERICAN WINS MARATHON RA Most Spectacular Athletic Event Ever Witnessed in Mod- ern Times. ITALIAN IS HERO OF DAY Collapses Within Few Yards of Finish When Victory Was Almost in His Grasp. London, July 26. — It would be no exaggeration in the minds of any of the 100,000 spectators who witnessed the finishing struggle of the Marathon race at the Olympic arena yesterday to say that it was the most thrilling athletic event that has occurred since that Marathon race in ancient Greece where the victor fell at the goal and, with a wave of triumph, died. It was a spectacle the like of which none living had ‘ever seen and none who saw it expect ever to see it re- peated. Great Day for America. It was an American day and the re sentments cf Thursday, which rankled strongly in the breasts of Americans, were forgotten not only in the victory of John F. Hayes, the Irish-American Athletic club runner, but in the splen- did record made by the other Ameri- cans, who were well to the front in the line of those that finished. Of the first ten men to reach the zoveted point, four were Americans, and they are officially placed as fol- lows: Hayes, first; Joseph Forshaw, Mis- souri A. C., third; A. R. Welton, Law- rence Y. M. C. A., fourth; Lewis Te- winina, the Carlisle Indian, ninth. The second man was Heffron of South Africa. The first Englishman who crossed the line came in twelfth. He was W. T. Clarke, and was not one of those counted upon to win. The three Canadians, Wood, the Indian; Simpson and Lawson finished fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively. Italian Is Hero of Day. It will not snatch any laurels from the brow of Hayes, who won a good race, to say that the hero of the day was the Italian Dorando. The admi- ration and sympathy of every person in the Stadium went out to the gal- lant Italian, who although he did not win, deserved to win, and did more within the limit of his powers than any other man who ran. The crisis in a battle on which the life of a nation hung could hardly have been more impressive than Dorando’s entrance into the Stadium. Ten min- utes after the megaphone announced, “The runners are in sight,” Dorando staggered down the incline leading to the track,. stood for a moment as though dazed and then turned in the wrong direction. Limit of Endurance. It was evident that he was practi- tally delirious. Officials expostulated with him, but he evidently thought that they were trying to deceive him and fought to go on to the left. At length he turned and started on the right path. Then followed an exhibi- tion never to be forgotten. He floun- dered along the path like one in a dream. At the turn he dropped to the ground. Immediately a crowd of track officials swarmed around him. It was evident that the man had run himself to the very limit of endurance. According to the rules of the race physicians should have taken him away, but the track officials, lost in their sympathy for such a man and for such an effort, lifted him to his feet and with their hands at his back gave him support. Lifted Across Line. Four times Dorando fell in the 300 yards that separated him from the finish and three times after the doc- tors had poured stimulants down his throat he was dragged to his feet and finally pushed across the lime, with one man at his back and another holding him by the arm. ‘His part in the race, for all ‘practi- cal purposes, was ended when he en- tered the Stadium, for unless he re- ceived assistance he could not have finished. While this pathetic scene was being enacted the American, Hayes, entered the Stadium compara- tively fresh and trotted around. He came in less than a minute behind Dorando, but in the excitement of the moment failed to get, even from ‘his own countrymen, the reception he de- served. More Medals for Yankees. In the pole vault, A. C. Gilbert of Yale ang E. T. Cooke of Cornell tied for first place, with 12 feet 2 inches, and the gold and silyer medals go to America, while C. S. Jacobs, Univer- sity of Chicago, tied with Sonderstrom of Sweden and Archibald of Canada for third, with a vault of 11 feet 9 inches, MINISTER IS KILLED. Cow Becomes Crazed and Attacks Rev. August Schlueter. Waterloo, Iowa, July 25—Rey. Au- gust Schlueter, pastor of the German Evangelical church at Tripoli, died as the result of injuries inflicted by a cow which he was leading to pasture. The animal suddenly became vicious, attacking him and breaking the ver- tebrae in his neck, paralyzing the en- tire body. He was forty-five years old and has been pastor there eleven years. % fs Buffalo Man Is Made Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Chicago, July 28. — Chairman, Nor- man E. Mack, Buffalo, N. Y.; vice chairman, P. L. Hall, Nebraska; treas- urer, Gov. C. N. Haskell, Oklahoma; sergeant-at-arms, John I. Martin, Mis- sissippi; secretary, Urey Woodson, Kentucky. After a seven-hour conference with William J: Bryan and John W. Kern, respectively, Democratic nominees for president and vice president, the sub- committee of the national Democratic committee Saturday made its selec- tion of the foregoing officers of the committee. It was the first time in many years that a national chairman has been selected by the Democratic party without a bitter contest having been waged. The choice of Mr. Mack was made possible only when Charles F. Murphy of Tammany and Chairman W. J. Connors of the state Democrat- ic committee had yielded to the per- sonal allies of Mr. Bryan. When the Democratic nominee for president reached here Saturday he was strongly in favor of Mr. Mack for the place, but Mr. Bryan frankly told the committee that he wished them to consider other candidates and make an appointment accordingly. In the Race at Start. There were in the race besides Mr Mack, Judge D. M. Wade of Arkansas, T. E. Ryan of Wisconsin, Former Governor James E. Campbell of Ohio and Urey Woodson. The sentiment for Mr, Mack, however, steadily grew, but he was confronted with a handi- cap which had to be removed. The well known opposition of Mr. Murphy and Connors to him because of his attempts to destroy Connor’s control of Erie county stood in the way. The long-distance telephone was put into play and Connors, after the situation in the committee was explained to him declared that he could no longer interpose any objections, but Mr. Mur- phy’s views must first be obtained. The Tammany leader gave his ap- proval and, with the atmosphere thus cleared, Mr. Mack was elected by ac- clamation. So pleased was Mr. Bryan by the selection that he gave out a statement that the appointment will be made to carry New York. Means Complete Harmony. Mr. Mack was very much gratified over his appointment and particularly at the withdrawal of the opposition of Murphy and Connors. A member of the committee stated that their action meant complete harmony in the Dem- ocratic party in New York. At the evening session of the com- mittee Henry Watterson of Louis- ville was selected as chairman of a committee which will be charged largely with the publicity problems of the campaign. Chairman Norman E. Mack deter- mined to establish Democratic head- quarters in the Auditorium Annex in this city. HITCHCOCK SEES BRYAN. Chicago, July 28. — William J. Bry an spent the greater part of yester- day quietly in his rooms in the Audi- torium Annex, where throughout the day he received a number of visitors, chief among whom was Frank H. Hitchcock, chairman of the Republic- an national committee, who called to pay his respects to the Democratic leader. The two men spent some time in a pleasant conversation which was apparently enjoyed by them both. Politics was not mentioned during their talk. SAFES ARE LOOTED OF $10,000. Heart of Business Section of New York Seat of Daring Robbery. New York, July 28. — Cracksmen dynamited two safes in the establish- ment of the Thomas J. Dunn compa- ny, manufacturing jewelers, early Sat- urday and escaped with more than $10,000 in loot, The robbery took place in the heart of the business district and was one of the most daring and expert the po- lice have had to deal with in a long time. Policemen passed the building at brief intervals during the early morn- ing, but none of them heard the explo- sion. A watchman discovered the rob- bery when he opened the offices. Both doors of the huge three-ton safe stood wide open, twisted and powder-marked. On the floor lay a thirty-foot rope ladder and a burglar’s kit, with a brace and bit in it. An unlocked scuttle showed that the robbers entered the building from the roof. They apparently carried the rope ladder in case they had to scale any walls. A handbag, such as is used by jew- elry salesmen, is missing, and it is believed the cracksmen carried their loot away in it. Gold and _ silver mountings, unset stones and cash were taken. The weight of the loot must have been close to seventy-five pounds, ‘The police are at a standstill in the case. BEATEN BY BANK ROBBERS. Man Interrupts Cracksmen at Their Work and Is Left Badly Injured. Webster City, Iowa, July 28.—J. A. Mertz, while returning home at 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning, was at- tacked in the rear of the First Na- tional bank by two, men, who beat him and left him lying in the grass. They boarded a passing freight train and made their escape. It is believed the men were interrupted in an at- ‘ tempt to rob the bank, i OF AWFUL CRIME Kills His Widowed Aunt to Get Money So He Can Marry Pretty New York Girl. —_—_ WOUNDS SELF TO FOOL POLICE Tells Ingenious Lie About Shooting, but Finally Breaks Down and Tells Truth. the scene of his crime by a force he could not resist, August Eberhard, self-confessed murderer of his aunt, Mrs. Ottillie Eberhard, a Viennese widow whom he lured to a lonely spot in New Jersey, a few days ago, and shot to death, was captured near Pat- erson, N. J., yesterday and is now a prisoner in the Hackensack jail. What interested the authorities most in the confession Eberhard made to them late yesterday was the rea- son he gave for committing the crime. Loved New York Girl. Eberhard said that he was in love with a New York girl and that he needed money to marry her, so, know- ing that his aunt had $2,500, he plot- ted to kill her and steal the money. Eberhard says he also intended to kill his pretty cousin, Ottillie Eber- hard, to whom he was engaged, so that nothing would stand in the way of his marriage to the New York girl. Hollow-eyed, cheeks drawn and with the look of a hunted animal on his face, Eberhard was found lying on the lawn of a residence just out- side Paterson. There was an ugly looking wound in his right leg, which the murderer first said had been in- flicted by Italians who attacked him, but which he afterwards confessed was inflicted by himself so as to make the police believe he had been wounded on the night his aunt was killed. Tells Ingenious Story. Eberhard did not immediately con- fess to the police. He told a most ingenious story to account for his dis- appearance after the shooting of his aunt, to the effect that on the night of the murder he had tried to defend his aunt from the attack of a party of Italians. He said he made his cousin run on ahead and then returned to help his aunt, but the murderers overpowered him after shooting him in the leg. Then, he said, he lost con- sciousness and remembered nothing until he came to his senses in the Preakness mountains. He gave a graphic description of his alleged wanderings through the mountains. if Weakens and Tells Truth. The inquisitors did not believe this story and they kept Eberhard on the grill until he weakened and made a confession. The murderer seemed to feel relieved when he had finished his remarkable narrative of the murder. He asked the prosecutor, to whom he had confessed, for a cigar, and when it was given to him he smoked it as though he had no other care in the world. An important point in the confes- sion was the statement by Eberhard that he had an accomplice in the mur- der plot. He said, however, that his accomplice had no hand in the killing of Mrs. Eberhard. This man, who was one of Eberhard’s friends, has fled to the West and the police are looking for him. They have his name. MICHIGAN TROLLEYS CRASH. Several Persons Injured in Head-on Collision of Interurban Cars. Jackson, Mich., July 26.—An east bound limited car on the Detroit, Jackson & Chicago Electric road col- lided head-on with a west-bound local car at Michigan Center, about three miles east of this city, yesterday. Ed- ward A. Stewart of Jackson was prob- ably fatally hurt, and Mrs. Maude Jones of Jackson, Samuel Brown of Cleveland and Charles Kempf of Chel- sea, Mich., were severely injured. Bishop Potter Laid to Rest. Cooperstown, N. Y., July 26. — The funeral of Bishop Henry C. Potter was held in this village yesterday morning. The services were in the historic Christ church, where James Fenimore Cooper worshiped in his lifetime. The weather was perfect and nature aided in bestowing a se- rene beauty upon the simple yet im- pressive service. Former Banker Is Convicted. Great Bend, Kan., July 26. — After being out two days and two nights the jury in the case of Edward Bocke- mohle, president of the defunct Bank of Ellinwood, found the defendant guilty in one count charging him with receiving deposits after the limit of thirty days. : Murder Theory Not Strengthened. Windom, Minn., July 26.—The cor- oner’s inquest over the mangled re- mains of the negro supposed to have been killed by the cars near Dilling- ham lake revealed nothing definite sustaining the murder theory. Death in Storm at Pittsburg. Pittsburg, July 26. — At least one life was lost and damage estimated at a quarter of a million dollars or more resulted from a series of storms that swept over Pittsburg and surrounding territory yesterday. = New York, July 25.—Drawn back to; Three Troopers Killed and Twenty-six Badly Injured at Gettys- burg, Pa. Gettysburg, Pa., July 25.—As a re- sult of a severe electrical storm which passed over the encampment of the national guard of Pennsylvania last night three troopers were killed and twenty-six seriously injured. Shortly before 2 o’clock this morn- ing Lieut. Col. Louis E. Beitler of Philadelphia, a member of the staff of Gov. Stuart, came to this place from the camp and made the official announcement. Those killed, he an- nounced, were: Privates Burt Barber and Milton Graves of the Tenth regiment, and Private Morrison, Sixteenth regiment. Body Cut in Two. The body of Barber was severed in twain as though by a sword. The greatest confusion prevailed and vis- itors to the camp, as well as many of the troopers, were panic-stricken. The field hospital is crowded with injured, and the colonel of the Tenth regiment -has given up his quarters to those who are in immediate need of medical assistance. The camp is flooded and the telegr> wires are prostrated. When the: m1 came up Goy. Stuart was entertaining a few friends in his tent. Storm Breaks Suddenly. The storm broke with such sudden. ness and fury that the occupants of the tent found themselves entangled in the canvas and ropes in an instant, but all escaped serious injury. There were nearly fifty men in the regimen- tal guard tent of the Tenth regiment when the storm broke and not one is believed to have escaped injury. When the storm swept down upon the camp there were hundreds of vis- itors present. Scores of men and women sought shelter in the Y. M. C. tent. This immense sheet of canvas was tossed like a toy balloon in a gale of wind, but strangely enough not one person, so far as known, was in- jured. FIERCE FIGHT WITH INDIANS. Mexican Troops Attack Village and Kill Nineteen Papagos. Tucson, Ariz., July 26. — In a des- perate battle between Mexican troops and Papago Indians at the Imaculada ranch, near Cetro, Colo, a mining camp in the Altar district of Sonora, nineteen Indians and two soldiers were killed and five soldiers were wounded. The encounter resulted from an attempt to return the Indians to their reservation. The Papagos are usually peaceful, but many complaints of depredations upon ranches by this band caused the government on two previous occasions to send troops to subdue them. The Indians fled to the mountains both times. The present expedition, under Capt. Baron, with sixty soldiers, surprised an Indian village. The soldiers found no one in camp but two boys, as the remainder of the population were gathering cactuo fruit in the hills. The soldiers set fire to the houses and the Indians rushed to the rescue of their homes, Seeing the troops, they took refuge behind nearby rocks and opened fire. Baron ordered the bugler to sound the retreat. The troops. retired and the Indians pursued, thinking they had routed the soldiers. The latter, how- ever, soon halted and opened fire, kill- ing nineteen of the hostiles and wounding many. The Indians fied, taking their wounded with them. Among the killed are Chief Dolores and his soon. These two are said to have been the chief trouble makers. SHIPPERS ISSUE ULTIMATUM. Combine Formed to Resist Advance in Railroad Rates. Chicago, July 26. — The million dol- lar shippers’ combine, formed to re- sist an advance in railroad rates, yes- terday sent an ultimatum to the rail- roads. Unless the railroads agree to hold the proposed increase in rates in abeyance until their reasonableness or umreasonableness can be passed upon by the interstate commerce com- mission the shippers will appeal to the courts. It is practically stated in go many words that the shippers will seek to enjoin the railroads from put- ting the proposed advance in rates into effect, unless they are first sub- mitted to the interstate commerce commission. The shippers refuse to consent to the railroads putting the new rates into effect, leaving the interstate com- mission to pass upon them after they are in force. The railroads must get the approval of the commerce com- mission first or the shippers will fight. In order to give the railroads one more chance the shippers to-day will invite the presidents of all the rail- roads north of the Ohio river and west of the Mississippi to a confer- ence in this city in the near future. Upon the result of this conference de- pends the greatest battle between the railroads and shippers ever waged in jthis country. ELECTED BY HIBERNIANS. Cummings of Boston and Regan of St. Paul Honored by the Order. | Indianapolis, July 26. — Matthew Cummings of Boston was re-elected president of the Ancient Order of Hi- bernians over J. E. Dolan of New York yesterday at the national con- vention of the organization by a vote [of 275 to 183. James J. Regan of St. | Paul was elected national vice presi- "gent. Father O’Brien of Graceville, Minn., nominated Mr. Regan. ~ AGAINST CASTRO Relations Between Holland and: Venezuela Strained to Breaking Point. MOB ATTACKS CONSUL’S HOUSE Resent Publication of Article Derog-- atory to Curacao — Troops Are Called Out. Willemstad, Island of Curacao, July 28.—The relations between Venezuela and the people of the Island of Cura- cao, Dutch West Indies, are strained to the breaking point. Following a long series of what the residents of Curacao regard as antagonistic ac- tions on the part of President Castro, directed against themselves and the Dutch government, mobs gathered in force at this capital Saturday night and yesterday and expressed their re- sentment in an attack upon the home of a Venezuelan who had published statements in Venezuelan papers de- rogatory to the island, and later held Violent Demonstrations in front of the residence of the Vene- zuelan consul, surrounded the German consulate, where he had taken refuge and compelled the ordering out of armed troops so that the consul might tbe protected from injury. The demon- stration before the residence of the Venezuelan consul, Senor Lopez, oc- curred late Saturday night, and al- though no actual attack was made it is stated that two shots were fired from the consul’s house. No one, how- ever, was injured. Prior to this, about 10 o’clock at night, a mob numbering about 1,060 gathered in front of the dwelling of a Venezuelan resident, who, it is al- leged, had insulted Curacao in the Venezuela papers, broke down the deors with stones and, seizing the man, compelled him to sign a paper which set forth an elaborate excuse for the publication of the statements with which he was charged. Forced to Apologize. The leaders of the populace also forced him to make a public apology from the balcony of his home, while the crowd below hooted and groaned in accompaniment. No bodily harm was done to any one, but the shouting and cheering continued for a time, and then a procession was formed and a march made upon the consul’s house, There was a gathering again of the mob yesterday morning, and when it was learned that the Venezuelan con- sul had proceeded to the German con- sulate this building was surrounded by an ever increasing mob. Troops Patrol Streets. The attorney general made a deter: mined effort to quiet the populace, which was becoming more and more excited all the while. A small mili- tary force attempted to check the demonstration, but for a time that was found impossible. It became necessary eventually to call out additional troops, and these at once proceeded to patrol the streets and stop the rioting. An armed guard was left to protect the Venezuelan consulate and another guard was stationed at the consul’s residence, Other troops continued. patrolling the city. Draws Gun in Quarrel. Cass Lake, Mnin., July 27.—David Hill, a Finlander, ang a companion got into a quarrel on the street over some trivial matter and Hill reached into his hip pocket and brought out a revolver. His arm was hit by a by- stander and the revolver was dis- charged, the bullet going into the air. He was disarmed and held to await the action of the grand jury. Victim of Black Hand. New York, July 28—The corps cot a man with a piece of flagstone tied about the neck was taken from the East river yesterday. The dead man’s face was mutilated beyond all possible chance of identification. The police believe that the dead man may have been a victim of Black Hand assas- sins. Tragic Homecoming. Toledo, Ohio, July 28.—Returning tc his wife’s home after an absence of sixteen years, Louis Armour, aged fifty, murdered the woman yesterday, fired a bullet at his daughter and tried to commit suicide. Armour disappear- ed andis now being sought by a posse. Street Fighting at Tabriz. Tabriz, July 28.—Desultory fighting continues in this city, with cannonad- ing. It is reported that the Turkish troops have recommenced their ag- gressive tactics in the Urumiah dis- trict and have occupied territory up to the Urumiah-Salmas road. Children Burned Up. Fosterio, Ohio, July 28—The three children of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Doke were burned to death in their home here yesterday. The parents had gone down town shopping and left the little ones at home, locked in the house. Sherman to Stick. Utica, N. Y., July 28. — Concerning the reports that, owing to his illness, he will be compelled to withdraw from the Republican national ticket, Congressman Sherman announced that they are untrue. | | + —